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Monts de Piété

Monts de Piété is the plural of Mont de Piété.

Meaning of Mont de Piété

Noun

Mont de Piété (plural Monts de Piété)

  1. A European pawnbroking establishment, especially one with charitable aims.
    • It is interesting to note that one of the entrances to the Mont de Piété is reserved for clients who wish to raise money on deeds, and I have seen cabmen very busy in bringing to it people who quite shamelessly hold their papers in their hands.1924, Edward Verrall Lucas, A Wanderer in Paris, →ISBN

Questions about Monts de Piété

What is Monts de Piété the plural of?
Monts de Piété is the plural of Mont de Piété.

Words near Monts de Piété in the dictionary

  1. Montroys
  2. Montréal
  3. Montréaler
  4. Montréalers
  5. monts
  6. Monts de Piété
  7. Monts Dore
  8. Monts-de-Piété
  9. Montsec
  10. Montseny
  11. Montserrado

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